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These days, checking your physical mailbox can be just as frustrating as going through your email inbox.
It seems like every other day there’re piles of junk mail surrounding the important stuff like bills, company notices and even checks. And this isn’t limited to your physical mailbox, it can happen in your email, too. Tap or click to cut down the amount of spam in your inbox. How can you make it stop?
Many moons ago, we used to have peepholes. Kids, ask your parents about how they’d look through a little hole to see who was at the door to make sure it was safe to open the door.
In 2013, inventor Jamie Siminoff brought his idea for a video doorbell to TV’s “Shark Tank” hoping for a deal. All the sharks flatly rejected him, saying it was a dumb idea. But the product, Ring, became a huge hit and Amazon purchased his company in 2018 for over $1 billion.
We’re all well aware of the multitude of problems Facebook users have had to deal with over the years. Viral hoaxes, like-farming scams and not caring about users’ privacy — Facebook has it all covered.
Those are just some of the many reasons you need to take privacy into your own hands when dealing with the social media giant. Tap or click here for privacy settings you need to use for Facebook.
Not too many people print photos these days. While we might have had walls of framed photos and entire albums dedicated to our family pictures in the past, it’s much easier today just to pass the ol’ iPhone around during family get-togethers.
Technology has been used for some surprising feats in the past decade. We’ve seen developments like drone delivery take shape, as well as new ways of consuming content from the comfort of home.
But no one expected technology to bring back the dead. Thanks to VR, holograms and neural networks, it’s possible to resurrect dead actors and musicians to perform for our amusement. Tap or click to see Kim’s take on celebrity holograms.
New cars come packed full of advanced technology. You can look forward to things like connected mobile apps, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, touch screen consoles that turn into live video feeds that help you back out of tight parking spots and so much more.
You have your popcorn and you’ve got your movie picked out on your favorite streaming service. You’re cuddled up on the couch ready to go, but five minutes in, the video starts buffering.
Frustrated, you check your router, and it’s definitely working. What’s wrong? The answer might be your internet speed. Tap or click here to learn how to check your internet speed.
The internet has completely changed the way we live our lives.
Online shopping and banking are just a couple of examples of how the internet impacts us daily. The key is staying protected. Tap or click here for 4 essential steps to safer online banking and shopping.
Honesty is important any time a crisis is underway. Unnecessary panic and scaremongering may be good for getting attention, but all it does is leave people with bad information that can get them in trouble. It’s the reason you’re not supposed to shout “fire!” in a crowded theater.
There’s a movie your friend wants to see, but the trailer doesn’t blow you away. So you go to RottenTomatoes.com to see if the movie is worth your time.
We understand why that’s your first instinct. Rotten Tomatoes has a reputation for telling you if reviewers enjoyed a movie, and the Audience Score tells you if other people did, too. Tap or click here to learn how to spot fake online reviews.